All posts by Vas Taras
X-Culture Coach Gets a Job
People often ask me why do I work so hard, days, nights, weekends and holidays. It’s all because of the stories like this one. And even more so, because every semester we end with new ideas for how to help our students even more. We’re about to roll out some new features that will…
Whiteboard Animation Challenges
Three years ago, X-Culture made a series of short whiteboard animation videos (see below). Each video tells a story and explains what X-Culture is, how it works, and how businesses or students could benefit from it. The videos have been seen tens of thousands of times and served us well. We are launching X-Culture Kids,…
Betar Metering Devices
RECORDED WEBINARS Wednesday, November 15 9 am to 10 am(EST New York time zone) Presenters Anna Svirina, CEO Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answers
MVP Hair
Thursday, November 16 11 am to 12 noon (EST New York time zone) Presenters Sandy Osei-Agyeman Topics Company introduction Company history Products The X-Culture Challenge
X-Culture Kids Introduction Webinar
Upcoming live webinars: Friday, November 17, 10 am EST (New York time zone) Friday, December 1, 10 am EST (New York time zone) Friday, December 15, 10 am EST (New York time zone) Topics What is X-Culture and how it works? Who are our corporate partners and what challenges the students work on? What are…
Launching X-Culture Kids (or whatever the name will be)
Dear X-Culture Friends, As many of you already know, we’re about to open X-Culture to younger pre-college participants. The plan is to start with teens (ages 10-17) and later go as young as ages 9-12. Our early tests show, kids are fully capable and very interested to work with their international peers. So why not…
Constant Skype Calls Are Fun but Draining
A typical slow Wednesday morning: – Skype with a co-author from Afghanistan who works in Denmark about a study on Cultural Intelligence – Skype with a Ukrainian project partner in Ukraine about X-Culture Kids – Skype with a Peruvian company that wants to be an X-Culture Partner next semester (really cool product, tell more soon)….
Free-riding
One recurring issue most teams (not only in X-Culture) face is free-riding (aka free-loading, social loafing, shirking). Almost every team has one or more team members who do not meet the expectations of their team members. The problem is especially acute in global virtual teams (GVTs). Here is why:
UniCheck
Wednesday, November 15 10 am to 11 am (EST New York time zone) Presenters Serhii Tkachenko, CEO Ivan Klymenko, Director of Partnership Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answ
Finnish Schools International
Thursday, November 16 9 a to 10 am (EST New York time zone) Presenters Alejtin Berisha Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answers